I’m trying to automate the process of liking YouTube Shorts videos on my channel using Cypress. So basically, my goal is to simulate a process that will look like this:

1. Open the first video (

   https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iWFYaOdsoO0
   

   ). Play it for at least 10 seconds. Click on the like button. Click on the Next video button.

2. Open the next video. Play it for at least 10 seconds. Click on the like button. Click on the Next video button.

3. Repeat the process.

Obviously, this will require logging in with a YouTube account. I believe I can do that the beforeEach section*.*

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

describe('Automate Liking YouTube Shorts Videos', () => {
  // Function to like a video
  const likeVideo = () => {
    // Wait for the like button to be visible and click it
    cy.get('div.yt-spec-touch-feedback-shape__fill').first().click({ force: true });
  };

  // Function to click the next video button
  const goToNextVideo = () => {
    cy.get('button[class*="yt-spec-button-shape-next--icon-button"]').first().click({ force: true });
  };

  it('Likes shorts videos on my channel', () => {
    // Visit the shorts section of the channel
    cy.visit('https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iWFYaOdsoO0');
    
    // Wait for the shorts to load and click on the first video
    cy.get('a#thumbnail.yt-simple-endpoint.inline-block.style-scope.ytd-thumbnail').eq(0).click({ force: true });

    // Loop to like and go to the next video
    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) { // Adjust the number of videos to like
      likeVideo();
      cy.wait(10000); // Wait for 2 seconds before going to the next video
      goToNextVideo();
      cy.wait(10000); // Wait for 2 seconds for the next video to load
    }
  });
});

This code opens the first video page, trying to click on the like button, but never manage to do it for some reason.